DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The Kant Oregonlau liaa the largest bona tide ul guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregou, eaat of I'ortland and by fur the largest circulation Id 1'endietoD of ny newspaper WK THER YESTERDAYS WEATHER DATA. 1 Maximum temperature. 71, aiini I mum, 39; rainfall. 9, wind. west ea- tie; weather, clear. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY t, 1916. NO. 8822 W X F V " ' ' K - M i GERMAN ATTACK DRIVES FRENCH FROM POSITION Powerful Assault Delivered Against Defenses Routs Troops But Gain Said to be Small. French Take Offensive at Verdun TEUTON LOSS IS VERY HEAVY Attempt to Squeeze French front Whole Region Between Deduian s 111 and the Meuse Is Reported to Hate Palled; Entire New Division Used by tiermans. BERLIN, May SO. Fresh unrninn vlclortcM on lioth sides of sbo Mouse were officially an nounced. The tiunlercM and Ourbcaux iiosWons were nelzed aaad litis prisoners taken. Gains tm the Thlaiiinont forest wen' an-aauced. PAULS, Muy 30.- -Assaulting power- PENDLETON PAYS HONOR TO THOS E WHO HAV E DIED All Business Houses Close For Part of Day During Memorial Exercises at Grave-Sides. PARADE HELD AT 10 O'CLOCK A Terror to Greasers The accompanying map uf the Im mediate neighborhood of Verdun shows the region in which Borne of the most furious fighting Of the war has been going on for the pant few days. The arrows show the direc tion of the attacks, both French and German. Uy a counter offensive lull, the Hermans drove the French j which aiwumed the proportions of a iurow the Uethlticourt-Cumierea high. way into the defenses to the south! last night, it was officially announc-i ed The gains however, were not morel than 120 yards. The attacks were de-! Uvered between Deudman's Hill and! I'umicres Elsewhere, said the com-! munique, till charges were defeated,! The Germans are striking southward against the Cumleres-Esne highway,! wnerc iney capiureu .tuu arus 01 ii rain yesterday, attempting to squeeze the French from the whole region be- tween Deudman's Hill and the Meuse, 'has forcing a retirement upon Char, nay ridge, the French main defense' position, where the fate of Verdun' will hang upon decisive action. The Teutons hurled an entire new division I into the fray lust night A withering fire from the French caused the col lapse uf many charges In the region of Headman's Hill. Around Caurette woods the Ger mans lost heavily Despite the san guinary losses they cnarged repeated Iv until the incessant pounding forced th French to retire behind the Beth-1 incourt road. Without rest the Ger-; mans emerged from the scunty shel- tor of the wood and ruins of Cumleresj and repeatedly charged, attempting to j fore the French further southward j ilon? the ChattanCOtiM highway. The attacks met with lleree resistance and finally ceased. est of the Meuse violent cannonad-1 nig shook the ground all night It was especially severe west of Iiuau mast. general drive the French forced their way into Fort Douaumont, long held by the (Iermans. On the west bank of the Meuse the French attacked west of Le Mort Homme and recaptured part of the ground recently lost there. The Ger mans endeavored to retake the Hau dromont querrles northwest of Fort Douaumont but failed. Veteran of the (rand Army of the Republic Arc Taken to Cemetery in Automobiles Where the Graves Are Decorated; Rev. High Delivers the Address. Sheriff Taylor to be King Joy Will Reign With Queen Muriel Accepts Honor of Rose Show Woman Candidate to be in the Field for Board Likely WUI. MAKE ATTEMPT TO I.ET ON NOHOOL BOARD AT COMING BZiBcmoiir. sb ' Pendleton is today paying tribute to her dead. Practically all business, official and commercial, suspended either for the whole or a part of the day, flags are flying at half mast and this morning a parade led the way to the cemetery where under the direction of the p. A. R. memorial exercises were held The parade formed at 10 o'clock at the court house. Led by the band playing dirge music, it proceeded slowly down Court to Main, south on Main to Webb and tnence down Webb to the cemetery. In automobiles decorated with Am erican flags and bunting, the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, rode Just behind the band. In an au to truck rode the Women of Wood- i alt "no many automorjues ionowea j oenind with citizens, all Dearing flow ers with which to decorate the graves. Owing to the late spring the supply of flowers available was shorter than usual though many shipped in flow- era from other places. At the cemetery a large crowd was assembled for decoration of the graves and the program. The band opened the exercises with a patriotic selec tion. Captain I.hn Gurdane served as presiding officer and the chief address was given by Rev. G W. Rigby, now blind. A prayer was given by Rev. C. A. Hodshire and a vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. Mae Hager. At the conclusion a solo was given by Mr. Thayer, a veteran. Though there is a scarcity of flow era here this year the graves are well decorated and there are many re marks as to the improved appearance of the cemetery. Local fraternal or ders decorated the praves of departed members during the day. I ivl: :'-:w 1 ITALIANS Wll L BE FORCED TO YIELD ASIAGO TO ENEMY 3 PERSONS DEAD AND 53 INJURED IN WIND STORM TORXADO SWEEPS THROliII MEMPHIS; STOCK AND PROP. ERTY ARE LOST mkmi'IIIS, May 30 -Three were I reported killed and 53 injured today when a tornado swept over a hundred miles of territory around Memphis. Thousands of dollars of property was destroyed. Many Memphis homes were un roofed and damaged by falling trees The towboat Finley was blown from one side of the river to the other, six teen coal barges were crushed and sunk. other cities reported heavy damage to houses, stock and crops. The wind's greatest velocity was 125 miles an hour. It ravaged the city for 20 minutes. MILLIONAIRE MINING MAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS LIEUT GEO S PAJTOM PORTLAND, ore.. Mav 30 Charles ) Sweeney, millionaire miner, died this morning after a lingering illness. He j was 67- He Wal a pioneer coast min ing man and was associated with the COBlStock mines in Nevada. Later he fortune in the Couer d'Alene He has a son fighting in the foreign legion. Lieutenant George S. Patton while on a foraging trip near the San An tonia camp visited the San Miguel rnch. about 60 miles southeast of Namlquipa and with a scout and nine enlisted men in three automobiles encountered and killed three Villistas one of whom was Captain Julio Car denas, a well known lieutenant of Villa s. Patton and his men left the camp in their three autos and fought the bandits from the autos. that is to say, they spranc directly from their cars into the fight putting the en counter in a class by itself. Lieutenant Patton is thirty years of age. He is from California, and a graduate of West Point. Carranza Asserts Politics Caused Riots on Border STRIKE AT SEATTLE MAY LATEST NOTE FROM MEXICAN DE FACTO HEAD REACHES WASHINGTON. MEXICO CITY, May 30. -Carranza a latest Mexican note has been sent to Washington. It continued to assert the point blank charge that American politicians inspired the riot among border forces to get material for a presidential campaign, It was reliably asserted today, it was rumored that the note will not be presented for sev eral days. It also was reported that the Mexican embassy would deliver the note only if Intervention was threatened. It was unofficially re ported that Carranza desired to alter the communication after it was dis patched, the delivery therefore being postponed. VIENNA, May 10. The Italian! ate preparing to evacuate Aslago, th largest Italian town threatened since the Austrian offensive began. The Austrlans have crossed the Aiwa vaU ley near Roana and threaten to sur round the Italians. The Italians near Canova vainly at tempted to stem the advance An Aus trian statement claimed the posses sion of Montecablo, Sieglarell and CO rono Blanco. It asserted that the .Austrian forced the Italians from po sitions west and southwest of Balen HIS NOT IN PUN FOR THIS YEAR WASHINGTON, May 30 The house refused today to authorise any dreadnaughts for this year's naval construction program. The Butler amendment providing two dreadnaughts was defeated by a small majority. TIE UP WATER TRAFFIC SEATTLE, May 30 Pickets Da- trolled the waterfront today, support ing a strike of the United Dockworkers organization. The workers demanded a recognition of the organization anl higher wages. The employers refused to answer the communications. Ship pers fear a complete tieup of water traffic. Longshoremen will strike June 1 unless their demands for high er wages are granted. Lulu Thorpe of Athena was a visit or last evening. H. F. Getvln of Pilot Rock, was a Pendleton visitor yesterday R. R. Lewis, prominent Echo busi ness man. was in the city last evening. m;itle a district. French Medicine River. Fort Sill reservation Oklahoma, has the most unusual ciossintr in the United States A con crete roadway consitrutes the fori across the river and water flows over it continuously. Indications point very strongly to I woman candidate for the position o( cool director being placed in the field before the election, June 1 For some time past various women s organizations have been discussing the matter of supporting a woman as tfUCOCMor to J. V. Tallman and several names are bein prominently mention ed. Among the ladles being considered ire Mrs. C F. I'olesworthy, Mrs, Stephen A. Lowell, Mrs. c. s. Terpen irur, Mrs. Roy Haley and Mrs. Mary Harvey. The matter has been taken up with several of tnese ladies but no definite answer has been received from any one of them It Is consid ered unlikely that more than one will became a candidate. Dr. I. U. Temple has already an nounced his candidacy for the posi tion which Chairman Tallman will va cate and other men, too, are being mentioned. Sheriff Festival Tillman D. Taylor who will lie lvi at the Portland Rose FIVE TRY TO ESCAPE BY MELTING BARS OF PRISON HOOD RIVER, or., May 30. - l ive Hood River county prisoners, await ing trial on charges of stealing copper wire from the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company and demolishing machinery of the Mount Hood Railway Company and the Pacific Power & Light Company, made an attempt to escape from the Wasco county prison at The Dalles. This Information was given to City Marshal Carson by Sher iff Crisman, of Wasco county. The prisoners tried to melt the Jail Sheriff Tillman 1). Taylor, president of the Round-1'p will lie King Joy of the Portland Rose Festival. This afternoon he accepted the honor from the publicity committee of the Commercial MMQtetlon Which W'as empowered by the Rose Festival association to select the man to shar-' with Queen Muriel the throne o. Rosarla. Because of his position as head of the Hound-Up, because of his popu larity at home and over the state and because of other Qualities which made him peculiarly fitted for the position of honor. Sheriff Taylor has from tie1 first been the choice of the commit tee. However, Considerable difficul ty was encountered In gaining consent to act, his natural mod making him hesitant about acrep a position that would make him his sty once life representative of Pendleton Umatilla County and the Uound-Up and one of the chief figure! of Port land's annual festival, However, the committee, alive to the advertising to lie secured by having the president ol the Round-Tip as the festival king, insisted and was backed by Commun ity sentiment so strongly that this afternoon he finally yielded to the Urgent request. As King Joy, Sheriff Taylor will, with Queen Muriel, preside over all ceremonies at the festival and will appear in all parades. In the frater nal, civil1 and military parade, in which the special Round-Up float will le featured, he will w a typi cal cowboy costume and, mounted or a fine horse, will ride just ahead ol the Pendleton float. He will also as sist in the dedication of the Columbia VISIT 10 EXPERIMENT STATION i WOULD REPAY FARMERS OF THIS COHHf DECLARES N.R. MOORE I Platform of Principles is Declared by Roosevelt in His Memorial Day Address Present Administration is Assailed; We May be Attacked After European War is Over, He Declares; Pacifists are Severely Criticised. "i Pendleton Young Folks to Appear at Weston Picnic eptc WILL BE ON THE PltOGIIAM pioneer CELEBRATION FRIDAY NIGHT. At nd yesterday the 1 The class will consist o Monies, Alice May, Elsie er, Mary Douglas Ch BeUeu and Luelle Pell. ken part in previous contests and have been awarded silver medals The win. ner Friday will be presented with a handsome gold medal. anltttion f Alberta Mo- Wattenherg sholm. Vera All have ta- Prewlt! Cox, Mrs. J, H. Cox and Ethel Casey of Heppner, were at the Pendleton last evening Ah a part of the program for the Pioneer's Picnic nt Weston this week i a class of six young Pendleton people, winners of silver medals in the decla. ; matory contests conducted by the local bars with electricity, smuggling wires, W. C T. U., will appear In the Fri- lnto the prison ana connecting tnem day evening program in a gold medal with covered metal tanks. Thus 10. to a light socket. Explosion of a fuse contest The Weston committee invit- j 000 pounds of live nsh can be neeon plag caused detection. ed the W. C. T. V to put on this fta modated In one car. Life white fish and carp arc shipped from the Great ljikes in an express tank car. This tank car Is enuipped presume the statement will np- ' pear extravagant, even ridiculous, to ! some, but I am convinced that if Pen dleton would spend just one year's ap propriation for the Round-Up In get I ting the farmers of Umatilla to visit the Union. Moro and Hermiston ex periment stations, this county would ; in time reap each year treble and 1 quadruple the highest possible cash j return from the most successful spec i tai le ever held here. I wouldn't cut out the Round-Up, even a year, of ! course, but I would m:ike even a big ger round-Up through a more proa j perous county." This is the expression of N. R. Moore, secretary of the O- A. C. Hoard of Regent! while en route to Union alter a visit to the otner stations nam I ed. At Moro he found 320 acres di vided into as many plats, each show ing a different demonstration and all designed to make It easily discernible to the eye Just exactly what should and should not be done to get the best results at the least cost. By com I paratlve tests of different varieties of I grains, seeded and cultivated under I different conditions the grower is able I to get a conclusive demonstration, so loncluslve to the Sherman county farmers that, acting upon the advice of the station men. they have lncreas I ed their wheat yield and the value of their land until the sum represented computed in , hundreds of i oousamis oi must be lollars, this latter state ment coming from Hanker True Bar- num of the Sherman county capital. While Mr. Moore has not yet seen the Union station, he has read the bulle tins from there and Is confident that Bob Wtthycombe has demonstrated things there no less valuable and far- t than those at uld tmt supple- reaching in their efft Moro. If the grower c menl his bulletin knowledge by a vis It. to see with his eyes exact compari sons at the station. At Hermiston during seven yearl of experimentation. R. W Allen has worked out irrigation problems, knowledge of which WOttld save every newcomer hundreds of dollars, much time and oftentimes great discourage ment if they would but visit the sta tion and go over the situation. The lysimeter over there, soon le be en larged so that soils from all sections of the irrigation section can be test ed for percolation, is alone worth a visit to the novice as well as to the I tower, Six feet beneath the bround this apparatus measures the water as It percolates through the ground, rec ords the exact amount that escapes each hour, and enables the station men to get the exact facts governing the growth of the product above. The water that percolates away is caught (Continued on page five) k N s CITY inu the parade here today a -.mail pocket knife struck Hooe eveR'8 car. Whether accidental or an attempt to Injure the oil onel is unknown. No arrests were made. Roosevelt was Ig norant of tin' incident until his secretary Informed him of it KANSAS CITY. May 30. Thirty thousand spectators lined the street;, when Roosevelt arrived here. The march from the station to the bote! was a continuous ovation. The colonel stood in an automootle the entire dis tance waving his famous black slouch hat in response to tne cheering In the lobby of the Hotel Meuhl 4 school girls confronted the colonel, each dressed in the stars and stripes and wearing a Columbia cap. The buret out singing me Star Spanned banner Roosevelt's face was suffused with emotion. He addressed them and shook hands witli each Then from a second story window he auMveased 5000 children outside He bitterly denounced "those who put a pigtail on Uncle Sam" KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May It. (0, P.) In a speech, punctuated by ty pical Rooseveltian aphorisms. Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon laid before a Memorial Day gathering h re Ins platform of principles. The address was conceitedly the colonel's "keynote" for the llii Cam paign. In it he had everything from a navy "second in the list of we armaments." and for an army -50.00 J men regulars- with univ KNIFE STRIKES CAR. May 30. Dur- several hours later His secre tary was anjrry over soiwntionat reports regarding the "trifial in cident." liic knife struck the arm of Secretary Mi-Grath, which bcinj, froiu the colonel s car. The blade was Open but did not -iHtratc Hie coat. sal service and citizenary. Attacks The colonel n tacking pacifist.' "Merelv the t.,.,1 training am. the Pacifists the iav we lommii mean or Hons, and above all. if otect our own lights, w ire the good will of shall Incur rim fonts BAM lions; and contempt of (Continued on page six